thomas jefferson & pachamama

"I set out on this ground, which I suppose to be self-evident, 'that the earth belongs in usufruct to the living,' that the dead have neither powers nor rights over it."


usufruct = "right to the use and profits of the property of another without damaging it," 1618 (implied in usufructuary ), from L. usufructus , in full "usus et fructus", meaning "use and enjoyment"

what about the earth? does it have rights? does it remain undamaged in this usufruct?

what about the yet unborn? the generations to come? do they have rights?